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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5428782 | Portable and dynamic distributed applications architecture A system and method is shown for enabling a plurality of computers and associated computer resources, some or all of which may be of heterogeneous configuration, to cooperatively process various applications such that the execution is transparent to the u... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5402367 | Apparatus and method for model based process control The present invention configures a control strategy and a process model to calculate a setting of a machine. The present invention adjusts the process model in accordance with an analysis of the setting to control the machine.... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5402350 | Scheduling for multi-task manufacturing equipment A method of scheduling jobs to be performed by a multi-task workstation in a manufacturing facility, where the multi-task workstation delivers its output to more than one downstream workstation. A scheduler for the multitask workstation categorizes that w... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5399521 | Method of semiconductor layer growth by MBE Molecular beam epitaxy (202) with growing layer thickness control (206) by feedback of integrated mass spectormeter (204) signals. Examples include III-V compound structures with multiple AlAs, InGaAs, and InAs layers as used in resonant tunneling diodes.... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5361199 | Automated procurement system with multi-system data access An automated procurement system, in which a buyer workstation is in communication with a mainframe database that stores global data relevant to procurement documents and reports. The workstation is programmed with an interactive buyer interface that displ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5359523 | Computer tool for system level design A tool for system design is provided which allows a user to generate a first set of objects, each defining a portion of the system. The objects may have a parent-child relationship wherein one or more child objects each define a portion of the parent obje... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5357449 | Combining estimates using fuzzy sets A system for obtaining a estimate of a physical parameter. The system is a multiple point system, in that estimates are obtained from a number of distributed sensors at a single observation time, or alternatively, from a single sensor at a number of obser... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5357440 | Method and apparatus for aiding system design A method and apparatus are provided for aiding system design with a computer. The system is decomposed into a plurality of objects. The objects may have a parent-child hierarchical relationship wherein one or more of the child objects each define a portio... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5327567 | Method and system for returning emulated results from a trap handler A trap handler return for returning emulated results from a trap handler in a data processor includes source and destination register sets, and circuitry for transferring a specified value from the source register set to the destination register set. The ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5322441 | Method and apparatus for providing a portable visual display There is disclosed a system and method for providing a portable visual display device. The device, in one embodiment, can be worn over the head by a viewer in the manner of a helmet. The viewer then looks at a screen within the helmet and "sees" created i... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5319586 | Methods for using a processor array to perform matrix calculations An apparatus and method for performing matrix calculations is provided. The apparatus comprises a computer system having a linearly connected array of processors. Each processor has three inputs, two of which receive data along the linear array. The proce... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5294792 | Writing tip position sensing and processing apparatus A self-contained pen computer is provided that is capable of acquiring data representative of written strokes of the stylus of the pen and then recognizing the symbols associated with these pen strokes, or compacting these strokes. These recognized symbol... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5251144 | System and method utilizing a real time expert system for tool life prediction and tool wear diagnosis A system for predicting the life of a cutting tool in an automated metal cutting machine, comprises a plurality of sensors for measuring physical data relating to a cutting operation of said machine, and a computer connected to these sensors. The computer... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5249275 | Apparatus and method enabling a compiled program to exactly recreate its source code A computer system capable of compiling PROLOG programs appends to the compiled code information necessary to recreate the source which generated the compiled code. This allows program statements which use the original source code to be compiled. Each prog... | 09/28/1993 |
